Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - Skareggae

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT BACK

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*

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